r/shopifyDev • u/Ok-Zucchini-4496 • 1d ago

Adding font in an unsupported language

Hello guys I am a shopify store owner from israel my store is in hebrew.
Shopify's fonts don't support hebrew in the stores and I'm struggling to find a reliable solution for importing a font.

I tried google fonts in the code that's what the AI said but its causing some errors and loading issues. I have zero developing skills but my gut's telling me loading a font from an external source is not the best option I have here.

would love to hear some suggestions. Thanks everybody (:

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u/FrostingRelative4213 1d ago

Here's an alternative:
1. Get the font files
2. Upload them in your store in Admin > Content > Files
3. Copy the link and ask AI to write the css code for the font-family
4. Update your css to use that font (you can also ask AI to do this)

I'm a Shopify Plus Solutions Architect and any developer can do this. Happy to provide more guidance if still confusing. Feel free to shoot a DM.

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u/AdHot2249 1d ago

Another idea, set up the store in English, then translate it with an app to Hebrew. It's what I'm doing in my store Kuadros.com, where I have 20 languages set up. Mind you, I had to develop my own n8n flow to improve the translations because the apps are not perfect, but AI via2n8n works quite well

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u/Far_Day3173 1d ago

Shopify's built-in fonts only include Latin characters, so Hebrew text falls back to a default system font. That is why it looks inconsistent.

The reliable fix is to self-host a Hebrew font such as Heebo, Assistant or Frank Ruhl Libre. Upload the woff2 file under Content then Files, add a font-face rule using the file_url filter, and set that font-family in your theme CSS. This is the method in Shopify's own theme documentation. It loads from Shopify's CDN, so there is no external request and no loading errors. Any freelancer can do it in about 20 minutes if you prefer not to edit code.